The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-02-26
Current Events Epitonized.
Wait for Tnlip.

Current Events Epitoraized.
Walt for Tulip
-"Mudi did you say?''
Ask your doctor about Tulip.
The white wash brush is being looked
up.
Butter aud eggs are coming down in
prices
-HaEleton is to have hospital for in
jured miners.
Our merchants are laying in their
Spring stock Of goods.
The Knights of Labor have opened a
cooperative store at Reading.
The Arion Cornet Band serenaded
few of our citizens Tuesday evening.
The Hungarians of Freeland, Luzerne
county, will erect a Lutheran church.
Meetings of the Y. NJ. c. A., in Kem-
erer's Hall,eyer evening. All are invited.
Our legal friend Sam'l. r. Gillian, of
Bankway, has been appointed a Notary
Public.
A number of new dwellings are to be
erected here during the coming spring and
summer.
The Summit Hill water company will
increase their water supply during the com
ing Summer.
A large number Of new buildings are
coming Summer
For a smooth shave and a fine hair Gu.
go to Esrang's shaving saloon, opposite the
ADVOCATE Office. H
-Twenty-three hundred and fourteen
loaded coal cars passed over the Lehigh
Valley railroad Monday.
The Catasau1ua Manufacturing Com
pany will erect at Ferndaie a mill for roll
ing wide plates of steel and iron.
EGGS for sale from good stock. Brown
Leghorn, Plymouth Rock, Pekin Duck. 60
cents per dozen, II. A, Beltz, Lehighton.
"A delightful surprise party, in honor
of WiAoughly Wert's birthday anniversary,
came off at his residence Tuesday evening.
In free fight at Nanticoke, Monday.
Lewis Griffith was struck nn the head with
a stone which fractured his skull He will
die.
Cooperation predominates amongst
Reading Knights of Labor. The latest
venture is the publication of a daily paper
by six printers.
"A country debating society recently
tackled the following: "Resolved that the
practice of giving Christmas presents is
more injurious than beneficial
"A grand rallle for ''real" live bear
and bag of flour will come off at the
Carbon House, on the 9th instant. Tickets
twenty-five cents, or five for dollar.
Don't miss IL.
-E. +. Luckenbach, 81 Broadway,
Mauch Chunk, is selling off Wall Papers
at largely reduced prices to make room for
new Spring stock. There are bargains for
those who get them. DIV.
Sale bills printed at short notice. Re-
member, place in our ''Sale Register" is
given to all who have their sale bills printed
at this Office. 1t will pay you. The AD-
vocATE is read by everybody.
For the week ending Feb. 10, there
were 13S, ,5lS tons of coal shipped over the
oilCl ldlllOdu, ihdhlbS lOtal 10
date of 1,459,Sl0 tons, and showing a de-
crease OF 1869 tons compared with same
date last year.
The attention OF the people of Summit
Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed to
the fact that George +. Huntznger of The
popular Switchback Restaurant, is author
lied by us to receive subscriptions and
moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
Watch for Tulip, 1t Is coming.
Miles McGovern, aged thirty-five years,
resident of South Bethlehem was found
on the railroad tracks at that place, Mon.
day with his arms and legs severed from
his body. He was taken to St. Lukes Hos.
pital where he died few hours later.
-ParaRicss- the Hungarian who was
found hsHGing eea tree, near Hazleton,
about two weeks ago is thought TO have
been foufiv dealt with, and then placed in
the position found in order to avert sus
picion. The district attorney is investigat
ing the matter.
AT Hungarian wedding near Shenan
doah Friday, a Polander with an unpre
nOunceabie name was shot and Instant,
killed, All the parties were more or les.
under the influence of bad whisky at th,
time, and it is not known who did the shoot
ing, consequently no arrests have followed
Ask the postmaster for Tulip.
-Rey. William Laphe, pastor of {
Swedish church at Wilkesberre, was S,
over come with JOY, when his good spous,
presented him with bouncing baby boy
Monday. that he got drunk. He was locke
up. The parishionerS upon learning of hi
confinement, went to the police office, pai(
the line and the minister was released
Augustus Becky, of Reading, attende,
e party at one of the smaller towns il
Berks county last week. Hard cider an,
the best of wine flowed like water and be
fore morning the whole party were consid
erably under the influence of the beverage
VIXEN free fight ensued in which Beck,
was so terribly cut with knife that h
died Saturday,
Ask your lawyer about Tulip.
Lewis Kuhns, who has been represent
ing himself as a son of the late Dr. Bauem
holtzer, for many years resident of Mill
port, this county, was arrested Saturla
and lodged In the Lehigh county Jail
kuhn's claims 10 be possessed of a super
natural power In the control of eases o
epilepsy, and under the title Of great pow
WOW doctor succeeded in fleeing man
poor ignorant individuals in this and adjoin
In counties.